On 2 July 2014 15:46, meekerdb <[email protected]> wrote: > On 7/1/2014 6:52 PM, LizR wrote: > > Interesting. How is the energy required to erase a single bit >> reducible to statistical mechanics? >> >> Erasing a bit means putting it in a known state, which is a decrease in > entropy. > > I don't get why a "known state" is important here. I certainly don't see why it's a decrease in entropy. (I assume you mean known to someone?)
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